Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1887-08-11
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Notes on the Lesson for Auens.
14-"The Beatitudes.n

The lesson will be found in the frat siStea,
verses of the fifth chapter Of Matthew. Tim,
in the summer of A. D. %, about a wear .ts'
the event of the last lesson. Place, Nom, =,
Beatitude, Horns of Hattin, near Capernaun
See Special Mention.
SPECIAL MENTION
Q). The Sermon on the Mount Place Of n.
DeliverH-This is not known positively. Az
coriing to trsdl.ion it is the hill called Monn.
of Beatitudes, % ridge not far from Tell Hum
the site of Capernaum, about q quarter of
mile in length running east and wests St.,-
ley, in speaking of it, says: "The situation 10
strikingly comedies with the intimahops q,
the Gospel narrative as almost to force the in.
ference that in this instance the eye Of those
who selected the spot was for once rightly
guided" Farrar describes it as follows: 4.
is a hill with ! summit, which closely resem.
b.es an Oriental saddle with its two high peaks
Of broad and undulating plain; on the east It
strikes preoipitately toward q plateau on
which lies, Immediately beneath the cliffs, the
village of Hattin; and from this plateau the
traveller descends through wild and troric
gorge to the shining levels Of the Lake Of
Galilee, 1t is the only conspicuous hill on the
western side of the lake, and it is siuguarly
adapted by its conformation both to form
place for short retirement and rendezvous
for gathering multitudes.
i2) Circumstances Of Its Dcltoe,y.-
makes no mention OF the time Of its delivery,
but Luke tells us precisely when it was spoken.
1t would appear that shortly after returning
10 Gaiilee from the Passover John 5: II.
which marks the beginning of the second
year of his ministry, Jesus went out intoa
prayer to God.s luke 9: 12j. His first aot
on tie following morning was the appoint
ment of the Twelve Apostles, their final or
formal ordination to his service. With them
he descended from the peak, where at dawn
of day they had gathered about him, to the
awaiting his descent, aud for some time he
occupied himself ministeripg to the sick
among them, healing by the virtue that went
out of him all who touched him. l4uke g.
1919. After an interval thus spent he went
back to- the hill Matt 5: y, not probably to
the highest point, where he had spent the
night, but 20 slight eminence whence he
could overlook and address tho multitude.
(7He EraD,iner)
C3) It's Charlottesville sermon has the
highest significance as setting forth the char
actor and aims of the coming sreign d
heaven" and its contrasto with the Jewish
law and with the reigning spirit and maxims
of that time among the jews. The design is
to set forth the principles Of the coming
kingdom; its spiritual character; Its peculiar
ing the heart, and thence controlling the life;
and the code of morals that belongs 10 such
spiritual kingdom 1t therefore has nm
spealiable value for all times, as imparttng a
knowledge of the principles Of the reign, Of
mercy is the great burden of His mission. He
comes among His people like disguised
king, that He may pry out their wants and
catch them off their guard Presently He will
stand in the busy market-places challenging
r.l. t~or p,Hn
full proof of His gracious ministry, 80 that
the people will feel safe in following him. In
His idea of blessed life, what marvellous
union of the humsr and divine! Agood lump
of hea, en- mixed in with the Garth makes a.
fine combination. streaks Of truth flashing
through our daily acts mako life bright
healthy and cheerful. Noble deeds are like
wreahs of flowers bound about the brows.
The words of Jesus are impulses forcing life
on into the narrow aud heavenly ways.
STANDARD Ecclesiastical Commentary
tD It's Purpose. We find in this discourse
rule of life. The Sermon on the Mount is
not code, to bo analyzcd and exhibited as a
dry list of enactments; 1t is Legislation ready
to be ncarnated il living man. 1t is thing
to be acted and breathed as well as read and
quoted Jesus OF Nazareth lived his wonder
tul discourse. Nobody else ever did. But he
put it forth to be lived by everybody under
the New Testament d.spensation, We find
here likowjse standard of spiritual and ex-
aftcr steadiest and most prayerful study we
are forced to the conclusion that the standard
is exhibited in order to let us know we cannot
reach it; that is, to show us what it is that
God demands of all his creatures which fall
en- men and women cannot possibly meet
Hence, it would seem as if its purpose must
have been to convince every human being of
sin hopelessly: @Now we know that what.
things soeyer the law saith, it saith to them
who are under the law: that every mouth
1n ,,,I ali I,
come guilty before God" Robinson.)
(5j Compared Nth the Law.--The most care
less reader has probably been struck with the
contrast between the delivery Of the sermon
and a, the delivery Of the lay on Sinai We
CATION is SUR rounded by the imagery Of thun-
ders and lightnings and the voice of the trum-
pet sounding long and waxing louder and
louder. We think Of this as flowing forth in
divincst music, and all the calm and lowell
dreadfuily to the startled conscience FROM an
unseen presence, shrouded by wreafhiug
clouds and destroying fro and eddying.
smoke; this was uttered by q sweet human,
words of peace. Farrar.) Jesus had two
objects in this Sermon on the Mount" first,
to correct the misrepresentation of his enc
mics, who thought him an opposer of the
Mosaic law, and, secondly, to correct the
worldly notions which the people held with
regard to the nature of the Messiah's kingdom
The one must learn that the Kingdom of God
WAS a spiritual kingdom, not a kingdom of
earthly pomp and splendor; the other must
learn that the righteousness which the law re-
luired was not the outward service of rites
and forms, but the inward service of the
heart The proclamation of himself as atoa-
ing Savior finds almost no place in the Ser
mon on the Mount and appears only at q
later period of Jesus ministry, when the peo-
pie were better prepared to receive it.
TOPIC AND OUTLINE
The passage furnishes good description
of the disciples of Christ. We see {iJ the
characteristics of true disciples tys 1-4: cD
the ssedness of true disciples, namely, a
spiritual blessedness, a character blessedness,
a faith blessedness, timely and suitable
(3) the persecution of true disciples Tvs l0-12)
4) the missions of true disciples Tvs 1916
But the verses also suggest or imply many of
the laws of the spiritual life For example,
movement-the example of Christ Tvs. /, 2l;
C) the law of the heavenly inheritance
humility ". 81; G) the law of spiritual COM
pensation-,good out of i'll ". 1); (4) the law
of spiritual conquest and possession-weak-
," ness a. and SELF seif-eontrol Y 81; @) the
ment - intense desire w. G); g. tho
law of spiritual investment and acquisition~
like produces like ": y; "a the law OF spirit
ual vision and knowlcdse-purity of heart e.
q, W ,iio law VI Is spiritual relationship and OF
the divine famiiy-a forgiving and helpful
ministry ". 81; t9) the law CT present heav
en-a gody life Y: 10y; uo) the law of spirit
ual ide!ity-worldly persecution w. 11); nD
the law of an abiding happiness-faith in an
overruling providence ". 10y; u2) the law of
spiritual increase-personal contest and influ-
ence enc, w. l3; Q3) the law of spiritual RESPONSE
bility-power and opportunity tvs IA, Isl; UD
tho law of spiritual activity--the glory of God
". 16).
sEED-TRuTHs AND GERM-rHouGHTs.
!. Persons may be drawn to Christ by curl
osity, when not won to Him by the truth
". y.
2. We each belong to the multitude or to the
disciples w. ~
opportunities to do good ". 2l
4. The Christian life is life of charging
usefulness, increasing fruitfulness, and mani
fold blessedness.
5. sChrists ,blesseds are the exact opposite
of the worlds blesseds." Z"
q. Christ deals with the essence of the in